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00:00You can embrace what your people tell you, even when it's surprising, even when you don't agree.
00:06And if you do so, you can face the future with certainty and with confidence, knowing that the nation stands behind each of you.
00:14And that, to me, is the great magic of democracy.
00:18It's not in these stone buildings or beautiful hotels.
00:21It's not even in the great institutions that we have built together as a shared society.
00:26To believe in democracy is to understand that each of our citizens has wisdom and has a voice.
00:35And if we refuse to listen to that voice, even our most successful fights will secure very little.
00:42As Pope John Paul II, in my view, one of the most extraordinary champions of democracy on this continent or any other, once said,
00:51do not be afraid. We shouldn't be afraid of our people even when they express views that disagree with their leadership.
01:00Thank you all. Good luck to all of you. God bless you.